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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM A. RUSSELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELLSTREET CARETTE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ICAR-OMNIBUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,527, dated August19, 1890.

' Application filed May 9, 1890- Serial No, 351,196. (No model.)

To' all whom it may concern: d represents anumber of cross-seats, whichBe it known that I, WVILLIAM A. RUSSELL, are arranged in pairs, thebacks of each pair residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook beingjoined, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and and State of Illinois. and acitizen of the 2. The number of thesecross-seatsclwill de- 5 UnitedStates, have invented a new and usepend upon the length of thecar-omnibus. ful Improvement in Car-Omnibuses, of which The frame of thecar is widened in rear of the following is a specification, referencebethe panels a, so that the seats d extend the ing had to theaccompanying drawings, in entire width of the car-omnibus between thewhich front and rear wheels. The front. cross-seat 1o Figure 1 is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a d faces forward, thereby givingentrancehorizontal section at line 2 2 of'Fig. 1, and spaces e e at thesides to the seats 0. The Fig. 3 is a cross vertical section at line 3 3of rear cross-seat dfaces forward, as best shown Fig. 1. in Fig. 2, itsback being near the forward This invention relates to car omnibuses oredge of the carrying-wheels C. x 5 vehicles designed to carrypassengers,but not ff are two longitudinal seats in rear of the runningon a track, and is particularly decross-seats d and between the rearcarryingsigned to be used in connection with a runwheels 0. These seatsare located on oppohing-gear like that shown in my application sitesidesof the car-omnibus and may face No. 328,866, filed October 31,1889. each other, as shown. 7 20 The object of this invention. is toprovide g is a rear platform to give entrance to the an improved bodyfor vehicles of the class seats f. This platform is provided with sideabove mentioned, which will seat a large steps h. number of passengers,and which will permit Each side of the car-body A is provided thepassengers to enter at the sides, which I with a step 2' between thewheels B C to give 25 accomplish as illustrated in the drawings accessto the cross-seats d and longitudinal and as hereinafter described.seats 0.

That which I claim as new will be pointed This construction of thecar-body and arout in the claims. rangement of the seats thereinutilizes the In the drawings, A represents the body of entire spacebetween the front wheels and 0 the car-omnibus, which I will moreparticubetween the rear Wheels by longitudinal seats. larly hereinafterdescribe. The cross-seats d can be made quite long, B Bare the forwardcarrying-wheels, which, so as to seat a large number of passengers, asshown, are quite low. I and thereby utilize the space between the C Care the rear carrying-wheels. forward and rear Wheels. The seats are all3 5 The axles of the wheels B C are bent downreadily accessible andtheir arrangement enwardly, and the springs are made quite fiat, ablesthe largest possible number of passenso as not to raise the body A anymore than gers to be carried in a car-omnibus of a given necessary forthe wheels B to turn under it. length.

The construction of the running-gear part The seats may be covered by aroof j, and o 40 of this car-omnibus is the same as that patthe sides ofthe car are left open, the roof beented to me in my former application.The ing supported upon posts It. This renders lower panel a on each sideof the forward end the car an agreeable conveyance and an exof thecar-body A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, ceedingly pleasant one for summeruse. If deis curved inward to permit the wheels B to sired, the front ofthe car between the drivers 45 turn. In the front of the car-body A is aseat I) and the longitudinal seats 0 may be driver-seat 1). Between thewheels B B, over closed by a panel m with windows. the panels a, aretwolongitudinal seats co- What-I claim as new, and desire to secure oneon each side. These seats extend rearby Letters Patent, is as follows:wardly a sufficient distance to permit the 1. Acar-omnibus body havinglongitudinal I00 50 wheels B to turn under the panels a, over seat a,cross-seats d, and longitudinal seats f,

which these seats 0 are located. substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with low forward wheels B and rear wheels 0, of aear-body having cnrved panels a at its forward end and longitudinalseats over said panels a, crossseats d between the forward and rearwheels, and longitudinal seats f between the rear wheels,

wheels having B and rear longitudin substantially as specified. lhecombination, with low forward wheels 0, of the car-body a1 seats at itsfront and rear ends, and long cross-seats 61, extending laterally theentir tween the wheels.

e width of the body he 4. The combination, with low forwardcarrying-wheels B and rear wheels 0, of a carbody having panels a,longitudinal seats 0 over the panels a, cross-seats d, entrancespaces 6e at the sides of the car in front of the forward erossrseats (Z, andlongitudinal seats f between the rear wheels and platform 9 in rear ofthe body A, substantially as specified.

WILLIAM A. RUSSELL.

W'itnesses:

HARRY T. J ONES, A. II. ADAMS.

